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Friday, September 03, 2004
Pentagon Freedom of Information Act Video Censored
This is from the Associated Press, notThe Onion:
The Pentagon produced a video called "The People's Right to Know" as part of employee training on responding to public requests for information. When the Associated Press requested the video under the Freedom of Information Act, they received a version with sections blacked out and labeled"copyrighted material removed for public viewing." The excised portions included historical footage from copyright holders who would not give permission for their release.
The video did not list copyright issues as one of seven categories it described as valid reasons for withholding information. Experts say that use of the censored segments should have been allowed under the "fair use" provisions of the copyright code.
PERMALINK: 8:07 AM 
This is from the Associated Press, not
The Pentagon produced a video called "The People's Right to Know" as part of employee training on responding to public requests for information. When the Associated Press requested the video under the Freedom of Information Act, they received a version with sections blacked out and labeled"copyrighted material removed for public viewing." The excised portions included historical footage from copyright holders who would not give permission for their release.
The video did not list copyright issues as one of seven categories it described as valid reasons for withholding information. Experts say that use of the censored segments should have been allowed under the "fair use" provisions of the copyright code.
